As for the dyingAnd the fadingAnd resolve to beOkay with the natural decayI'll choose illusionAnd safety a hundred times overI'm prepared to be happy and deceivedI'm supposed to be happy and deceived

Let us be entertainedLet me believe it ends this way

As for this dyingAnd as for this rottingI'm okay with this natural decayI'll choose illusionsAnd safety a hundred times overI'm prepared to be happy and deceivedI'm supposed to be happy and deceivedI'm prepared to be happy and deceivedDrop this curtainI'm happy and naive